PETTERSON v. COM.

Record No. 0421-90-1.

407 S.E.2d 43 (1991)

John Timothy PATTERSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

July 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew R. Sebok, Norfolk, for appellant.

H. Elizabeth Shaffer, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before BARROW, COLEMAN and MOON, JJ.


BARROW, Judge.

In this criminal appeal, we hold that a conviction for petit larceny which occurred during the period of probation is sufficient cause to support revocation of the petitioner's suspended sentence even if evidence of the facts underlying the conviction is not presented. In addition, we hold that a continuance of the revocation proceeding is not required while an appeal of the underlying conviction is pending.

In 1987, pursuant to a plea agreement...

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